A WORLD War II PoW camp survivor received a letter from his family this week – 70 years after it was posted.

Former Black Watch corporal David Hutton was shocked when he was handed a letter from his stepmum Daisy, also initialled by his former captain Jim Ewan.

David, now 94, was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1941, after being wounded in Crete and, unknown to his family, was lying injured in a German-run hospital as the letter was on its way to the Field Post Office in Egypt.

It never reached him, as his commanding officer returned the letter marked “missing” to his family.

Daisy put the unopened letter in a box, where it lay forgotten until David’s sister-in-law Sylvia found it this week.

David, who lives in The Glens area of Dundee, said: “I was stunned when my brother Dennis handed it to me.

“It is in such good condition. When I opened it and read its contents, I became quite emotional.

“I don’t know what I will do with the letter now. I may store it for safe keeping. I’ll make sure it never goes missing again. It brings back a lot of memories.”